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(11) EP 4 107 642 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
28.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/52

(21) Application number: 21706143.1

(22) Date of filing: 28.01.2021
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 21/62(2013.01)
G06F 16/176(2019.01)
H04L 29/08(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G06F 21/6218; G06F 21/629; G06F 2221/2141; G06F 2221/2145; G06F 2221/2147; H04W 4/08
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2021/015450
(87) International publication number:
WO 2021/167766 (26.08.2021 Gazette 2021/34)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 17.02.2020 US 202062977690 P
27.01.2021 US 202117159811

(71) Applicant: Slack Technologies, LLC
San Francisco, California 94105 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SULLIVAN, Christopher
    San Francisco, CA 94105 (US)
  • GRANT, Myles
    San Francisco, CA 94105 (US)
  • DEMMER, Michael
    San Francisco, CA 94105 (US)
  • DELP, Shanan
    San Francisco, CA 94105 (US)
  • VASAMSETTI, Sri
    San Francisco, CA 94105 (US)

(74) Representative: Bryn-Jacobsen, Caelia et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP Lacon London 84 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8NL
London WC1X 8NL (GB)

   


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